Bavarian Motor Works ''BMW''

BMW is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufactoring company founded in 1916. The
company consequently shifted to motorcycle production in 1923, once the restrictions of the treaty started
to be lifted, followed by automobiles in 192829.
The first car which BMW successfully produced and the car which launched BMW on the road to
automobile production was the Dixi, it was based on the Austin 7 and licensed from the Austin Motor
Company in Birmingham, England. By the year 1959, the automotive division of BMW was in financial
difficulties and a shareholders meeting was held to decide whether to go into liquidation or find a way of
carrying on.
It was decided to carry on and to try to cash in on the current economy car boom enjoyed so successfully
by some of Germanys ex-aircraft manufacturers such as Messerschmitt and Heinkel.
The rights to manufacture the Italian Iso Isetta were bought; the tiny cars themselves were to be powered
by a modified form of BMWs own motorcycle engine. This was moderately successful and helped the
company get back on its feet.
The controlling majority shareholder of the BMW Aktiengesellschaft since 1959 is the Quandt family,
which owns about 46% of the stock. The rest is in public float.
It also owns and produces the MINI brand, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
Chairman of the company today is Norbert Reithofer, as chief designer - Adrian van Hoydonk.
The head office is situated in Munich.
Major production facilities are concentrated in Germany (Dingolfing, Regensburg, Leipzig, Munich)
and USA (Spartanburg).
Also, cars are going to factories in Thailand, Malaysia, India, Egypt, South Africa, Vietnam. In Russia,
BMW cars assembled in Kaliningrad (Avtotor)
Overseas subsidiaries:
South Africa, United States, India, China, Canada, Austria, Egypt.
BMW GROUP KEY FIGURES (2015).
122,244 EMPLOYEES
111,410 (91.1%) EMPLOYEES IN AUTOMOTIVE SEGMENT.
3,021 (2.5%) EMPLOYEES IN THE MOTORCYCLES SEGMENT.
7,697 (6.3%) EMPLOYEES IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SEGMENT.
4,700 APPRENTICES

71 MODELS WITH A MAXIMUM CO2 EMISSIONS OF 120G/KM.

31PRODUCTION LOCATIONS IN 14 COUNTRIES.
2,247,485 AUTOMOBILES DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS IN 2015.
(BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars)
136,963 MOTORCYCLES DELIVERED.
92,175,000,000 EUROS REVENUE.
BMW Cars
New class
The New Class (German: Neue Klasse) was a line of compact sedans and coupes starting with the 1962
1500 and continuing through the last 2002s in 1977. Powered by BMWs celebrated four-cylinder M10
engine, the New Class models featured a fully independent suspension, MacPherson struts in front, and
front disc brakes.
Initially a family of four-door sedans and two-door coupes, the New Class line was broadened to twodoor sports sedans with the addition of the 02 Series 1600 and 2002 in 1966.
Sharing little in common with the rest of the line beyond power train, the sporty siblings caught auto
enthusiasts attention and established BMW as an international brand.
Precursors to the famed BMW 3 Series, the two-doors success cemented the firms future as an upper tier
performance car maker. New Class four-doors with numbers ending in 0 were replaced by the larger
BMW 5 Series in 1972.
The upscale 2000C and 2000CS coupes were replaced by the six-cylinder BMW E9, introduced in 1969
with the 2800CS. The 1600 two-door was discontinued in 1975, the 2002 replaced by the 320i in 1975.
Current models
1 Series (F20) Hatchback,3 Series (E92) Coupe, convertible,5 Series (F10) ,6 Series ,7 Series
X1 ,X3, X5, X6, Z4
1 Series (F20) (2011present) Hatchback
CYLINDERS

Power

116 Horsepower

Fuel System

Turbocharged Common Rail

Fuel
Top speed

Diesel
200 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 10.3 seconds.

GEARBOX

6-speed manual

3 Series (E92) (2007present) Coupe, convertible

CYLINDERS

Power

143 Horsepower

Fuel System

Direct Injection

Fuel
Top speed

Gasoline
209 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 9.1 seconds.

GEARBOX

6-speed manual

5 Series (F10)
CYLINDERS

Power

183 Horsepower

Fuel System

Turbocharged Direct Injection

Fuel
Top speed

Gasoline
277 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.9 seconds.

GEARBOX

6-speed manual

6 Series
CYLINDERS

Power

320 Horsepower

Fuel System

Turbocharged Direct Injection

Fuel
Top speed

Gasoline
249 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.3 seconds.

GEARBOX

8-speed automatic (Steptronic)

7 Series
CYLINDERS

Power

326 Horsepower

Fuel System

Turbocharged Direct Injection

Fuel
Top speed

Gasoline
249 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds.

GEARBOX

8-speed automatic (Steptronic)

X1
CYLINDERS

Power

192 Horsepower

Fuel System

Turbocharged Direct Injection

Fuel
Top speed

Gasoline
225 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds.

GEARBOX

8-speed automatic (Steptronic)

X3
CYLINDERS
Power
Fuel System
Fuel
Top speed

4
184 Horsepower
BMW TwinPower Turbo with Twin-Scroll turbocharger, direct injection
variable valve control (VALVETRONIC)
Gasoline
209 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.2 seconds.

GEARBOX

Eight-speed automatic with Steptronic

X5
CYLINDERS

and fully

Power
Fuel System
Fuel
Top speed

304Horsepower
BMW TwinPower Turbo with Twin-Scroll turbocharger, direct injection
variable valve control (VALVETRONIC)

and fully

Gasoline
209 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds.

GEARBOX

Eight-speed automatic with Steptronic

X6
CYLINDERS

Power

306 Horsepower

Fuel System

Turbocharged direct injection

Fuel
Top speed

Gasoline
240 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds.

GEARBOX

Eight-speed automatic with Steptronic

Z4
CYLINDERS

Power

265 Horsepower

Fuel System

Multipoint Injection

Fuel
Top speed

Gasoline
250 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds.

GEARBOX

Manual, 6 Speed

BMW ''M'' MODELS ;

BMW produce a number of high-performance derivatives of their cars developed by their BMW M
GmbH (previously BMW Motorsport GmbH) subsidiary.
The current M models are:

1 Series M E82 Coupe (2011 model year only)

M3 E90 Sedan, E92 Coupe, E93 Cabriolet (2007 to present),M5 F10 Saloon (2011 to
present),M6 F12/13 (2012 to present),X5 M E70 SuV (2010 to present),X6 M E71 SuV (2010
to present)
BMW M is a subdivision of a BMW which was founded to make the most powerful and more
individualised models of BMW.
BMW M3

4 liter v8 engine

420 horsepower

Accelerates from 0 to 100 in 4,7 seconds

Max speed 290 km/h

BMW M5

4,4 liter v8 twin turbo engine

560 Horsepower

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4,4 seconds.

Max speed - 306 km/h

BMW M6
CYLINDERS
Power

8
565 Horsepower

TwinPower Turbo technology

High Precision Direct Petrol Injection
Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds.
Max speed -

306 km/h

BMW X5M
CYLINDERS
Power
Fuel System

8
575 Horsepower
Turbocharged direct injection

Top speed

155 mph OR 249 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds.

GEARBOX

8-speed automatic

BMW X6M
CYLINDERS
Power
Top speed

8
555 Horsepower
155 mph OR 249 km/h

Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds.

GEARBOX

6-speed automatic